NameIsaac McHose
Birth27 Sep 1783, Northampton Co., PA
Death15 Jan 1861, Hanover Twp., Lehigh Co., PA
Misc. Notes
Isaac McHose, emigrated from Scotland to America soon after the first half of the eighteenth century. He settled in Northampton County, Pa., and was an early settled of his community. He had a son, Isaac, who was born Sept. 27, 1783, in Northampton county. The latter was a contractor and builder in Northampton county; was a pioneer ironmaster of Eastern PA, and helped to build the first anthracite furnace at Catasauqua, in 1839; he served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and afterward he moved across the Northampton county line into Lehigh county, settling at Rittersville, PA, where he died on Jan 15, 1861, aged 77 years, 3 months 18 days. His wife was Elizabeth Laubach. She was born Feb. 5, 1791, died on Feb. 23, 1853, aged 62 years, and 17 days. Mrs. McHose hailed from a pioneer family of Northampton County, whose full history appears in this volume. They had the following ten children: Elizabeth; Julia (1812- 1882), married Henry Rockel; Samuel, Owen, Isaac, John, Hannah, William (1828-1904), Lavinia, and Josiah, who died in the Civil War.
Spouses
1Elisabeth Laubach
Birth6 Feb 1792, Lower Saucon Twp., Northampton Co., PA
Death23 Jan 1853, Rittersville, Hanover Twp., Lehigh Co., PA
Marriage20 Feb 1809
ChildrenJohn (1809-)
 Julianna (1812-1882)
 Hannah (1814-)
 Samuel (1816-1893)
 Lavinia (1819-1883)
 Isaac (1822-1912)
 Owen (1825-)
 William Henry (1828-1904)
 Elizabeth (1831-)
 Josiah (1833-~1863)
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